Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-20
IYADSISSIBLE CAKEaSES.
gTomGH's Modes.y Her Best Protection
AEEinas immunity.


''S5Ould Young lady allow = gentle
Nan whom she is quite vel, acquainted
win 10 place his arm around her aajsc
w8iia walking home from party, Il ne-
ing quite dark: DETDEoP."
Ny yaung friend, your question con
Sins Us own answer N its liuaI words
There IS in your Own mind "a serious
doubt a1cu. rae pFDpriely oi suGT.Gg
eUan - privilege 10 one s"hJ hiss. no CiEim
upon you other than that of 81 acquGiDg-
enoa, ai neig he is one you know Wei, *
pressed in TIE clause, "it being quite
dark" So YOur query resolves .tsalt III
20 this: Should You receive o Csr2ss from
ore Tao is not C0EiessG5ly your lover or
Eusocad, il it BE given in the dark when
no enc Csa fad 81 out? Most emihati-
CEIjy, you shcuid EOs
an Old prOYerb, believe it comes from
the French, reads, in plain Lggl.sa,
something in this way "WheG you are
ia dUU9t, don't" Tc2t Is wleu YOU are
not sure as to the right or wrong o. d
contemplated action, or Is 10 It's Ulopr.-
ely or improperly in mOrsl point OF
view, iC is better not to 40 the question
saie thing, erea though you may atteC-
wards become assured that 81 was no. im-
proper, than to take step which may
Cause you intense regret, and perhaps
sorrow. and TO nothing docs this apply
with more force than TO your social later
course Win the opposite SCI.
OF course you would not elio" such q
familiarity tn one toward waom y1u were
Uot pleasantly Inclined You may Eot BE-
"iu ioven in the common acCcptG'ioq OF
the term, but your feeling IS s0meW a.
beyond Indifference, and luay very easily
grow 1910 something strOH Ger. And
there IS where the danger comes ia.
les, Danger; FOR 10 matter hOW good
and pure YOU may be, nor how cont }en5
in your own strength 10 resist teIpt1-
ton, mis- CsTess, this magnetic touch Ct
one who is personally agreeable - you
Will tend to arouse emotions i'm your
hesrt th8t should slumJer until the real
prince comes whose righs, through his
ackuo lodged and proved love for you,
t. 8sk fer suCL privileges j. IA
doubted aud to whom It viii 90 your
glory 10 yield them. UGuI th1U, drti
you are certain il is De, ggsrd yourself
from such q familiarity, rzl2s5 80 receive
suca 8 Caress from SnY man, no matte
now well you may De acquainted wit6
aim. II he seeks your love 4ynUTa5Iy,
it VIII be time enough for YOU when you
have accepted il To allow him 10 pat his
arm arOurd you. Ii it j. only 3 IEstjme,
such a. young men frequently IrGU.ge il,
then YOU certainly do not want 10 grant
hIm 9 privilege like tla.. IL may uleGu
yUu no shadow OF Earm, bus P9r.cGAI
familiarity, founded upon no rcl3ti39 that
makes it scored, is always unsafe. Many
q young girl would have saved herself
lifetime 8g03y had she s,eadf&stiy re-
PEELED these advances, however Innocent
st first their meaning.
There IS nothing, mY young friend, that
you should guard 90 sCrupulOJsly rs your
own womsnly delicGcY. Brush Jae bloom
OF from peach, rudely touch the TaXen
petals OF lily and half Of tazir beauty is
gone. II IS impossible for you, 9r any
other woman, to allow yourself 20 be
CaTessed by your young lucn ac4ugint-
snGes, without lOsiug s0meWaa. OF that
purity and m0desty that you sao9id wear
always as q Queen her robes OK royalty
You will be sure then TO preserve, not
only their respect, but what IS oil far more
importance, that OF self.
Nor need this preservation Of personal
diguity SAVIOR one whit Of pTGdery, Tou
can be Just as bCigLJ, as merry, and
friendly while saying by your manner,
should il be necessary, "hanGg Off," as
you can possibly be by permitting these
sentimental demonstrations. TGeY are
NOT necessary 10 the good c0mradeship
which is all that should exist or appear
to exist between you and any masculine
friend until you are sure that you possess
the true aud tender love Of the one man
W5O mas made himself your hearts king.
q love which holds you sacred, IS every
true man holds the woman he would !
make his wife and the mother Of his |
children. And believe me, even il you /
are rot vet certain that the prince loves /
You IS you desire 10 BE- loved Dy him, he /
gIll not be any easier VA should you |
yield % ca-es5es prompted By pass.GE I
mood, but falnsr repealed from you, for /
Il is huDGl nature not 70 value Wa. i3 .
easily or Cieaply obtained.
Ire freedom which girls 10 this country I
are allowed, compared TO tn strict super
vision eEerC sed over them upon tGe /
other side q tle W2ter-a supt TYI.iOI
.hAt would mdkelsucha question as yours
leed.ess-hss been the sU5jsct CT TuCh
ma grave discussion as TO watch method
makes the LOOier and trGer woman. To
ny mind there is 10 question bat that
JuE own way IS much the b5t.er. OF
course, do not mean that parents should
allow their daughters to run @iid, or by
esching them self respect that renders
hem able TO take care of themselves, as
want you, my young friend, to taGe care
# yourself, they will develop into women,
intelligent, Responsible capable OF stand
ne alone, women who are not dolls DOR
weak incspables, ready sto succumb to
nc first temptation. And this self-reli-
nee is the more necessary with each
ucceeding year, for the number Of girls
r women wno either must or who desire
D go out into the world to work side
Y side with men multiply.